Using Ref Grab It With Pub Med

Using RefGrab-It with PubMed
Exporting citations from PubMed to RefWorks has never been easier!
March 2010

What is RefGrab-It?
RefGrab-It is a feature in RefWorksthat captures bibliographic information from a web page.It provides a very simple way to export citations from PubMed to RefWorks.
RefGrab-It is available in two versions -- a bookmarklet that works with either Internet Explorer or Firefox and downloadable plug-ins for Internet Explorer and Firefox.
First, you need to download RefGrab-It. Don’t worry. It’s a simple process. Here’s how you do it:

1. Access your RefWorks account

2. Click on Tools
RefGrab-It

2. Click on Tools
RefGrab-It
3. An instruction page will open.
Follow the instructions.

2. Click on Tools
RefGrab-It
3. An instruction page will open.
Follow the instructions.
Depending on how you’ve set it up, you’ll either see this icon on your browser or you’ll find RefGrab-It in your Favorites or on your Links

Now, do your PubMed search. As an example, I’ve done a search for ice cream headache
I can easily export all 24 results to RefWorks using RefGrab-It.

Now, do your PubMed search. As an example, I’ve done a search for ice cream headache
I can easily export all 24 results to RefWorks using RefGrab-It.
Note that I’ve changed the display settings to 50, allowing all the citations to display on a single page.

Now, open RefGrab-It. Be patient while it recognizes all the citations.

Now, open RefGrab-It. To export the citations to RefWorks, simply check this box:

Your RefWorks account will open and presto-change-o! There are the 24 citations.

Or, use the Clipboard to collect your citations of interest. When you’re finished, access the clipboard and open RefGrab-it.

Or, use the Clipboard to collect your citations of interest. When you’re finished, access the clipboard and open RefGrab-it.
It works exactly the same way as in the previous example.

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Using Ref Grab It With Pub Med

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